Frontend UI Engineer (Angular)
3 days ago
Basildon
Position: Frontend UI Engineer (Angular) Location: Basildon, UK (On-Site) 6-12-month contract position We are seeking an experienced Frontend UI Engineer (Angular) to join a high impact Risk & Fraud Technology team at a leading UK fintech. This role focuses on building scalable, data intensive user interfaces that support fraud monitoring, risk management, and operational decision making. The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer with strong software fundamentals, proven experience writing Angular applications from scratch, and comfort working in complex, fast moving, and highly regulated environments. Core Responsibilities • Design, develop, and maintain Angular based single page applications supporting risk and fraud workflows., • Build reusable, modular UI components using TypeScript, Angular, HTML, and CSS., • Implement data heavy user experiences, including tables, dashboards, and visualizations., • Collaborate with backend teams to integrate REST APIs and microservice based systems., • Apply best practices in state management, performance optimization, and UI scalability., • Contribute to frontend architecture decisions, coding standards, and shared component libraries., • Work in an Agile environment and collaborate with product, UX, backend, and DevOps teams. Required Skills & Experience • Strong hands-on frontend development experience, with at least 4+ years building production Angular applications., • Proficient in TypeScript and modern JavaScript, with solid understanding of browser fundamentals., • Proven experience building Single Page Applications (SPAs) with Angular, including components, services, and routing., • Practical experience with Angular concepts such as RxJS, dependency injection, and state management patterns., • Experience building reusable UI components and working with modular frontend architectures., • Familiarity with data rich UI elements such as tables, grids (e.g., AG Grid or similar), and basic charting/visualisation., • Experience consuming REST APIs and working alongside backend teams in microservices based environments., • Proficiency with Git and modern build/package tools (npm, yarn)., • Comfortable working in Agile delivery teams, collaborating with multiple stakeholders, and iterating quickly. Required Personal Skills: • Good communication skills and will be able to work within an international team, • Self-motivated individual and creative thinker who will take ownership of tasks assigned., • Able to thrive in a fast-paced, high energy, demanding and team-orientated environment., • Excellent problem-solving skills, • Strong communication skills both verbal and written. Capable of collaborating effectively across a variety of IT and Business groups, across regions and different roles, • Good customer service skills. Ability to deal with difficult situations/individuals gracefully Skills Desired: • Experience in risk, fraud, payments, or financial systems, • Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps enabled frontend delivery, • Awareness of frontend performance tuning and accessibility best practices, • Experience modernizing or upgrading Angular versions